US gov Flashcards
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George Washington’s Cabinet
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Sec of Treasury – Alexander Hamilton
Sec of War – Henry Knox (Ft Knox)
Sec of State – Thomas Jefferson
Attorney General – Edmund Randolph
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Lincoln’s Sec of State
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William Seward
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Chester Arthur’s Sec of War
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Robert Lincoln (Abe’s Son)
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Sec of State from Maine, 1889-92
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James Blaine
He twice served as United States Secretary of State (1881, 1889–1892) and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President in 1876 and 1880 before being nominated in 1884. In the general election, he was narrowly defeated by Democrat Grover Cleveland
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Wilson’s Sec of State
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William Jennings Bryan
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First Sec of Defense, 1947
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James Forrestal
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Eisenhower’s Sec of State
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John Foster Dulles
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Kennedy and Johnson’s Sec of Defense
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Robert McNamara
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Kennedy and Johnson’s Secretary of State
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Dean Rusk
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Clinton’s Sec of Commerce, Killed in Plane Crash
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Ron Brown
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GW and BO Sec of Defense
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Robert Gates
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BO’s First Sec of State
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Hillary Clinton
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Sec of State
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John Kerry
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Sec of Treas
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Jack Lew
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Sec of Defense
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Chuck Hagel
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Attorney General
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Eric Holder
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Sec of Interior
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Sally Jewell
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Sec of Ag
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Tom Vilsack
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Sec of Commerce
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Penny Pritzker
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Dept of Labor
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Tom Perez
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Sec of HHS
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Sylvia Burwell
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Sec of HUD
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Julian Castro
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Sec of Tranport
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Anthony Foxx
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Sec of Energy
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Ernest Moniz
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Sec of Ed
Arne Duncan
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Sec of Vets
Robert McDonald
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Sec of DHS
Jeh Johnson
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Dept of Treasury
Customs
Secret Service
IRS
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
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DOT
Coast Guard
| St. Lawrence Seaway
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Dept of Commerce
National Bureau of Standards
| Census Bureau
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Dept of Ag
Food Stamps
| Forestry
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DOJ
Immigration and Naturalization Service
| FBI
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Dept of Interior
Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Park Service
Geological Service
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Presidential Succession
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President
VP
Speak of the House
President Pro Temore of Senate (Orrin Hatch)
Sec of State
Sec of Treasury
Sec of Defense
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US Supreme Court
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CJ - John Roberts
Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
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Previous Chief Justices
John Jay (1789-95) - First
John Marshall (1801-45) (4th, longest serving
Salmon P. Chase (1864-73) Presided over Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial
William Howard Taft (1921-30)
Earl Warren (1953-67, presided over Brown vs Board of Ed)
Warren Burger, 1969-86
Rehnquist, 1986-2005
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The Great Dissenter
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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First Black Justice
Thurgood Marshall
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Louis Brandeis
First Jewish Justice
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Republican Pres Ticket, 2012
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan
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Repub pres Ticket, 2008
John McCain and Sarah Palin
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Dem pres Ticket, 2004
John Kerry and John Edwards
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Dem pres ticket, 2000
Al Gore and Joe Liberman
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Repub pres ticket, 1996
Robert Dole and Jack Kemp
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Repub pres ticket, 1992
George Bush and Dan Quayle
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Dem Pres ticket, 1988
Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentson
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Dem Pres ticket, 1984
Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro (won MN and DC)
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Dem Pres ticket, 1980
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale
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Repub Pres Ticket, 1976
Gerald Ford and Robert Dole
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Dem Pres Ticket 1972
George McGovern and Sargent Shriver
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Dem Pres Ticket 1968
Hubert Humphrey and Ed Muskie
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Repub Pres Ticket, 1964
Barry Goldwater and William Miller
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Repub Pres Ticket 1960
Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge
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Democratic Pres Candidate, 1952, 1956
Adlai Stevenson
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Republican Pres Candidate 1944, 1948
Thomas E Dewey
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Dem Pres Candidate, 1896, 1900, 1908
William Jennings Bryan
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Presidential Candidate, 1824, 1832, 1844 (Different Parties)
Henry Clay
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Last 3rd Party Pres Candidate to receive Electoral Votes
George Wallace (1968)
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Independent Pres candidate, 1992/1996
Ross Perot
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Five-time Social Democrat Pres Candidate
Eugene Debs
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First Republican Candidate, 1856
John. C. Fremont
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First Republican President, 1960
Abraham Lincoln
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Independent Presidential Candidate 1980
John Anderson
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Longest-Serving Speaker of the House
Sam Rayburn
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Speaker of the House, 1977-87
Thomas "Tip" O'Neill
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Speaker of the House 1995-98
Newt Gingrich
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Speaker of the House 1998-2007
Dennis Hastert
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Speaker of the House, 2007-2011
Nancy Pelosi
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Longest-Serving Congressman, 1912-1969
Carl Hayden
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Longest-Serving Senator 1959-2010
Robert Byrd
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Texas Congressman, 1912-61
Sam Rayburn
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Ditch-digging New York Governor (Erie Canal)
De Witt Clinton
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The "Eggheads" Candidate
Adlai Stevenson
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Dixiecrats Candidate (Elected by Write-In Vote, 1954)
Strom Thurmond
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Tail Gunner Joe
Joseph McCarthy
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Governor of Kansas, 1933-37
Alf Landon (Ran against FDR in 1936 and lost in a landslide)
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Alf Landon's Daugher
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Kansas Senator - 1978 to 1997
first woman ever elected to a full term in the Senate without her husband having previously served in Congress
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Number of Senators
100
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Number of Reps
435
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Sit of US Constitution and Dec of Independence
National Archives
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Where Tax Bills Originate
House of Reps
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Congressional Viewing Area
Gallery
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Assistant to Party Leader
Whip
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Opinion Passed by house or senate
Resolution
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Person Representing US government in Supreme Court
Solicitor General
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Body that decides impeachment
House of Reps
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President of the Senate
VP
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Federal National Mortgage Association
Fannie Mae
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Student Loan Association
Sallie Mae
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Body that names the US Poet Laureate
Library of Congress
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Intermediary between the government and citizens
Ombudsman
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FBI Director, 1924-77
J. Edgar Hoover
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Location of FB! Headquarters
Quantico, VA
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Location of CIA Headquarters
Langley, VA
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Power Private Property for Public Use
Eminent Domain
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Bankruptcy Chapter of Liquidation
Chapter 7
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Bankruptcy Chapter of Reorganization
Chapter 11
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Central US Banking Authority
Fed Reserve
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Chairman of Fed Reserve, 1979-87
Paul Volcker
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Chairman of the Fed Reserve, 1987-2006
Alan Greenspan
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Chairman of the Fed Reserve, 2006-2014
Ben. S. Bernanke
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Chairman of the Fed Reserve, 2014
Janet Yellen
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"America's Attic"
The Smithsonian
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1st amendment
Press, speech, religion
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2nd amendment
keep and bear arms
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3rd amendment
government cannot keep troops in public homes
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4th amendment
regulation of search and seizure
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5th amendment
no double jeopardy, the right to due process
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6th amendment
speedy trial (Habeus Corpus) and to call witnesses
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7th amendment
right to trial by jury
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8th amendment
excess bail prohibited, ban on cruel and unusual punishment
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9th amendment
construction rule -- rights in the constitution does not take away rights retained by the people
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10th amendment
rights not delegated by the constitution are retained by the people
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11th amendment
limits fed judicial powers
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12th amendment
separate electoral ballots for pres and VP
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13th amendment
Abolishs slavery
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14th amendment
rights of citizenship unabridged
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15th
race will be no exemption to voting rights
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16th
federal income tax -- Feb 13, 1914
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17th
Direct election of senators May 31, 1913
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18th amendment
Prohibition - took effect Jan 1920
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19th Amendment
Women's suffrage (1920)
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20th amendment
sets presidential inauguration day to Jan 20th
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21st amendment
repeals prohibition (1933)
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22nd amendment
Presidential 2-term limit (1951)
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23rd amendment
Citizens of DC can vote in Presidential elections (1961)
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24th Amendment
Bans poll tax
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25th amendment
Presidential succession and disability
129
26th Amendment
voting age to 18
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27th amendment
wage rules for elected officials
